2013 97th Ronde van Vlaanderen, 257km, Sunday 31th March

[Netserk]

Hed rather lose than kill himself for Sagan. He already told Sagan hes not going to domestique for him.

Then Sagan would still have a chance to win the bunch sprint.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I think EBH has been dropped on the flat

Think I saw Kristoff there

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Sagan extremely weak for all the hype he's been getting.

Extremely weak ? He was the only one to follow Cancellara on the last two bergs (almost on the last one).

How weak are the others ?

 

[Roude Leiw]

Sagan extremely weak for all the hype he's been getting.

Lets remain fair, he was there until the last 20m of the Paterberg, which cannot be said of the rest of the bunch

 

[El Pistolero]

Extremely weak ? He was the only one to follow Cancellara on the last two bergs (almost on the last one).

How weak are the others ?

Have the others ever won a classic?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Sagan extremely weak for all the hype he's been getting.

No, Sagan's hype is that he's one of the best hills/cobbles rider, and has a much better sprint than any of the other top guys.

That still stands, but on this route being 2nd best on the hills/cobbles means his sprint wasn't worth a hill of beans to the result.

Last time Canc finished this race without crashing he dropped your hero just as (if not more) easily.

 

[jaylew]

Spartacus didn't agree with everyone who said the Paterberg suited Sagan better.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Have the others ever won a classic?

Never mind, you are hopeless anyway

 

[maltiv]

Think I saw Kristoff there

If so, then he'll probably win the sprint for either 2nd or 4th

 

[l.Harm]

Above 50 km/h with head wind.

 

[El Pistolero]

No, Sagan's hype is that he's one of the best hills/cobbles rider, and has a much better sprint than any of the other top guys.

That still stands, but on this route being 2nd best on the hills/cobbles means his sprint wasn't worth a hill of beans to the result.

Last time Canc finished this race without crashing he dropped your hero just as (if not more) easily.

Cancellara didn't crash in 2011. And Boonen won this race 3 times, as opposed to never.

 

[luckyboy]

Only question now is what km Cancellara is going to TT away in Roubaix

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Someone's already edited the win on wikipedia.

 

[brilleaben]

No Ballan, no Boonen, Flecha mechanical, daft OPQS tactics, no attacks from anybody dangerous before his own attack. Basically a gift!

 

[phanatic]

Spartacus didn't agree with everyone who said the Paterberg suited Sagan better.

It may have but Sagan was really struggling to follow on the previous.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Gatto running flat again....

 

[brilleaben]

Someone's already edited the win on wikipedia.

Probably de Vlaeminck.

 

[l.Harm]

Again bad luck for Gatto.

 

[The Hitch]

Cancellara didn't crash in 2011. And Boonen won this race 3 times, as opposed to never.

Ugh how many times had Boonen won this race when he was Sagan's age?

 

[El Pistolero]

No Ballan, no Boonen, Flecha mechanical, daft OPQS tactics, no attacks from anybody dangerous before his own attack. Basically a gift!

Yeah, but they'll get angry here if you say that lol.

No competition this year.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Roelandts/Sagan are putting up a good fight for the podium. The group behind isn't closing in

 

[burning]

1:10

lol indeed

 

[El Pistolero]

Ugh how many times had Boonen won this race when he was Sagan's age?

Boonen wasn't hyped to win all Monuments he entered at Sagan's age. I'm not saying Sagan sucks, but for the hype he got this is the weakest fight I've ever seen.

He was supposed to win all the classics back during T-A, if this forum was to be believed.

 

[Publicus]

Spartacus has built his gap to 1'10

 

[Ferminal]

Great team ride by Leopard, congratulations.